Marcos

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #516 for boys in 2025, 579 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1996 · 1,350 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
53,580
since 1888

Marcos over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Marcos has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #224, 1996boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#516579
2024—#479643
2023—#475640
2022—#491619
2021—#490602
2020—#480621
2019—#454658
2018—#432706
2017—#425732
2016—#431722
2015—#408762
2014—#405769
2013—#362870
2012—#344893
2011—#340891
2010—#3121,027
2009—#2801,212
2008—#2611,349
2007—#2541,388
2006—#2481,386
2005—#2461,360
2004#14,1796#2441,369
2003—#2411,379
2002—#2471,328
2001—#2401,415
2000#15,0315#2391,407
1999#14,4115#2421,316
1998—#2361,341
1997#13,7245#2341,320
1996#9,5818#2241,350
1995#9,5538#2491,144
1994#6,67213#2531,139
1993#11,7806#2571,113
1992#11,7386#2631,077
1991#11,5096#2641,028
1990#9,2478#273963
1989#9,6817#300805
1988#8,3918#310727
1987#6,78810#306705
1986#10,9125#284738
1985#8,3187#284725
1984#8,1537#300665
1983#9,0156#295672
1982#7,4698#316623
1981#8,1287#304632
1980—#308630
1979#6,18910#339531
1978—#332528
1977—#339527
1976—#359451
1975—#334521
1974—#357463
1973#8,4235#362454
1972—#390406
1971—#426362
1970—#427367
1969—#446308
1968—#467265
1967—#478248
1966—#544199
1965—#490245
1964—#527220
1963—#578187
1962—#575186
1961—#593177
1960—#609165
1959—#623153
1958—#678126
1957—#714109
1956—#720103
1955—#708107
1954—#72599
1953—#73894
1952—#72195
1951—#77582
1950—#70694
1949—#74984
1948—#78975
1947—#97553
1946—#79370
1945—#86452
1944—#1,01841
1943—#99845
1942—#97047
1941—#1,01940
1940—#91948
1939—#1,01539
1938—#97742
1937—#1,28827
1936—#98940
1935—#1,09835
1934—#1,05938
1933—#1,01340
1932—#1,03541
1931—#86954
1930—#1,05343
1929—#97548
1928—#92753
1927—#93754
1926#4,3066#1,24234
1925—#1,01246
1924—#1,07144
1923—#93054
1922—#1,33330
1921—#93956
1920—#98748
1919—#1,15936
1918—#1,28630
1917—#1,06239
1916—#1,54921
1915—#1,37224
1914—#1,10127
1913—#1,49713
1912—#1,41712
1911—#1,3877
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1908—#1,1137
1907—#1,2006
1906—#1,0047
1905—#1,0027
1904—#1,0646
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First appearance
1888

The first year at least five boys were named Marcos! It came in at #1,031, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1903, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Marcos is popular in 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedNHWashington: #546 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,783 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMNIllinois: #822 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,391 boysILWisconsin: #778 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,865 boysWIMichigan: #819 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,371 boysMINew York: #697 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,457 boysNYMassachusetts: #503 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,169 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedRIOregon: #501 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,271 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedIAIndiana: #701 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,095 boysINOhio: #1,233 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,843 boysOHPennsylvania: #850 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,162 boysPANew Jersey: #463 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,535 boysNJConnecticut: #381 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,996 boysCTCalifornia: #293 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 1,392 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedUTColorado: #433 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,987 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedNEMissouri: #856 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,709 boysMOKentucky: #656 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,970 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedWVVirginia: #838 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,587 boysVAMaryland: #371 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,782 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedDEArizona: #458 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,175 boysAZNew Mexico: #200 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 638 boysNMKansas: #509 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,301 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedARTennessee: #629 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,584 boysTNNorth Carolina: #539 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,002 boysNCSouth Carolina: #548 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,894 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #462 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,995 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMSAlabama: #761 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,403 boysALGeorgia: #553 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,963 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedHITexas: #306 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 1,426 boysTXFlorida: #338 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,656 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#200 · 1 in 638
  2. California#293 · 1 in 1,392
  3. Texas#306 · 1 in 1,426
  4. Florida#338 · 1 in 1,656
  5. Maryland#371 · 1 in 1,782

Best ever in a state: #64 in New Mexico, 2000.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#200111 in 638
California#2931361 in 1,392
Texas#3061201 in 1,426
Florida#338561 in 1,656
Maryland#371141 in 1,782
Connecticut#38171 in 1,996
Colorado#433131 in 1,987
Arizona#458151 in 2,175
Oklahoma#46291 in 1,995
New Jersey#463161 in 2,535
Oregon#50171 in 2,271
Massachusetts#50391 in 3,169
Kansas#50961 in 2,301
North Carolina#539171 in 3,002
Washington#546121 in 2,783
South Carolina#54871 in 2,894
Georgia#553171 in 2,963
Tennessee#629101 in 3,584
Kentucky#65651 in 3,970
New York#697201 in 4,457
Indiana#70181 in 4,095
Alabama#76151 in 4,403
Wisconsin#77851 in 4,865
Michigan#81981 in 5,371
Illinois#822101 in 5,391
Virginia#83871 in 5,587
Pennsylvania#85091 in 6,162
Missouri#85651 in 5,709
Ohio#1,23351 in 10,843
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Marcos
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 37 spots since 2024 (#479 → #516)
  • 36 spots since 2020 (#480 → #516)
  • 108 spots since 2015 (#408 → #516)
  • Biggest jump: 403 spots in 1923 (#1,333 → #930)
  • Biggest drop: 394 spots in 1922 (#939 → #1,333)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1996 at #224 (1,350 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 93 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1945–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,373
  • Highest: 1 in 1,373 boys born in 2001 were named Marcos (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,950 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #224 in 1996, was only 1 in 1,403 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 25.4% of all boys named Marcos (13,593) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,031 (1888)#1,031
1890s0——
1900s33#1,002 (1905)#1,077
1910s209#1,062 (1917)#1,314
1920s467#927 (1928)#1,035
1930s399#869 (1931)#1,040
1940s555#749 (1949)#909
1950s1,062#623 (1959)#711
1960s2,200#446 (1969)#531
1970s4,610#332 (1978)#367
1980s6,922#284 (1986)#301
1990s11,791#224 (1996)#250
2000s13,593#239 (2000)#250
2010s8,030#312 (2010)#391
2020s3,704#475 (2023)#489

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Marcos in 2021

boys
#490
602 births · 1 in 2,906 boys

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #490Marcos602
More about 2021

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,906 of them was named Marcos, which outranked 96.5% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcos
  1. #487Cassius607
  2. #487Seth607
  3. #489Omari605
  4. #490Marcos602
  5. #491Isaias600
  6. #492Keegan599
  7. #493Kieran598
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 536Amiri#1,295 → #759
  2. ↑ 438Eliam#1,177 → #739
  3. ↑ 343Colter#972 → #629
  4. ↑ 333Ozzy#1,046 → #713
  5. ↑ 299Loyal#1,053 → #754
Fallers
  1. ↓ 352Jaxtyn#585 → #937
  2. ↓ 259Karsyn#698 → #957
  3. ↓ 231Xzavier#976 → #1,207
  4. ↓ 208Tristen#846 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 208Willie#992 → #1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021 →